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uses relay or electronic switching between TX and RX?

while listening to a signal, unplug the mike. If you can still hear something, it’s relay switched. If the speaker goes dead but the S/RF meter still shows a signal there, you have electronic or diode switching.

electronic switching requires at least four wires.

Relay switching is generally easier to wire up, because you only need three connections: Mike Audio, Ground, and the TX Keyline that energizes the relay when Grounded.

Electronic switching uses four wires: a common Ground, Mike Audio, TX Keyline that switches to TX when Grounded, and RX speaker line that opens the speaker on TX to prevent feedback squeal.

Last modified on 10 April 2016, at 13:44